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Management consulting · Nepal market entry

Building businesses. Bridging borders.

Strategy, people, marketing, operations, setup, and on-the-ground execution for startups, growing businesses, and international companies entering Nepal.

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Startup advisory

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Strategy & business transformation

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Nepal market entry

What makes the work useful

Advice matters.
Execution changes things.

A founder does not need another generic business plan. An operator does not need a report that ignores the operation. An international team does not need five disconnected local advisers.

InvoED joins the thinking to the doing - from the business decision and structure to HR, marketing, registration, implementation, and the work that follows.

Why InvoED
Consultants working with business leaders in a strategy session

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Three client realities

Start, strengthen,
or enter Nepal.

Different business moments need different work. Choose the path closest to where you are now.

01For founders

Startup advisory

Turn the idea into a credible business - validated, properly structured, and ready for the next serious conversation.

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02For operators

Strategy & business transformation

Connect strategic direction with stronger people, sharper marketing, better operations, and practical implementation.

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03For international teams

Nepal market entry

One local partner for feasibility, approvals, registration, compliance, and the work of becoming operational.

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One partner, the whole journey

Local depth.
Global standards.
Practical ownership.

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Strategy + people + execution

Strategic direction stays connected to organization, HR, marketing, operations, and implementation.

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Senior attention

You work directly with the people doing the thinking, not a rotating account layer.

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Nepal, in practice

Advice is grounded in the way registration, tax, investment, and operating processes actually move.

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Straight answers

If the idea, structure, or timeline does not hold up, we say so before the cost compounds.

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How the work moves

A clear route from question
to working outcome.

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Discover

A direct conversation about the decision, the current reality, and what is actually getting in the way.

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Assess

Research and diagnostics across strategy, market, people, operations, finance, and regulatory feasibility.

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Plan

An integrated route for strategic priorities, people, marketing, operations, timing, ownership, and dependencies.

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Execute

The systems, campaigns, people work, filings, liaison, and on-the-ground action required to make the plan real.

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Support

Practical advisory as the business launches, changes, complies, and grows into its next decision.

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Industries we work across

Technology & softwareTourism & hospitalityManufacturingEnergy & hydropowerAgribusinessEducationHealthcareFinancial servicesConsumer goodsInfrastructureLogisticsTechnology & softwareTourism & hospitalityManufacturingEnergy & hydropowerAgribusinessEducationHealthcareFinancial servicesConsumer goodsInfrastructureLogistics

A useful first conversation

The first conversation should create clarity.

Tell us where the business is now and what needs to change. We will tell you honestly whether - and how - we can help.

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About InvoED

Built for the space
between advice and action.

InvoED Services was established in Lalitpur in August 2023 to help capable businesses spend less energy fighting process and more energy building what matters.

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Why we exist

Good businesses should not be
slowed by fragmented help.

The pattern is familiar: the strategist stops at the recommendation, the registration adviser sees only the form, and the operator is left to connect everything.

InvoED brings those pieces together. We work with first-time founders, established businesses, and international teams evaluating Nepal. The context changes, but the principle does not: understand the real business question, choose the right structure, and remain accountable when the plan meets reality.

That is why our work can move from strategy and financial modeling to organization design, HR, marketing, company setup, operating systems, government liaison, and ongoing advisory without losing the original business objective.

One professional helping another move toward a shared goal

How we hold the work

Four standards. No theatre.

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Practical over theoretical

A workable route is more valuable than an impressive deck that cannot survive contact with the business.

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Straight talk

If something will not work, we say so before you spend money discovering it the hard way.

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Ownership

Your deadline, filing, launch, and decision receive the same attention we would expect for our own.

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Local depth, global standards

We know Nepal's systems from the inside and hold the advice, communication, and delivery to a wider standard.

Our mission

Give any business - local or international, early-stage or established - a capable, trustworthy partner for building and growing in Nepal.

A useful first conversation

Clarity starts before the engagement does.

Tell us what you are trying to build, change, or bring into Nepal. We will tell you honestly where we can help.

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Consulting practices

Three moments.
One standard of ownership.

We work with three kinds of clients, and each gets a service shaped around what the business actually needs now.

Business professionals discussing a consulting engagement
01For founders

Startup advisory

Turn the idea into a credible business - validated, properly structured, and ready for the next serious conversation.

Explore
02For operators

Strategy & business transformation

Connect strategic direction with stronger people, sharper marketing, better operations, and practical implementation.

Explore
03For international teams

Nepal market entry

One local partner for feasibility, approvals, registration, compliance, and the work of becoming operational.

Explore
Professional working remotely with a laptop in the hills

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Capabilities across the work

Strategy becomes useful when
people and markets can move with it.

These capabilities sit inside the three practices and are combined according to the business decision - not sold as disconnected departments.

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Strategic advisory

Business diagnostics, direction, priorities, growth choices, and transformation roadmaps.

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Operations & process excellence

Structures, roles, policies, recruitment, performance systems, and leadership alignment.

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Marketing & growth

Positioning, brand strategy, customer insight, campaigns, sales enablement, and market execution.

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Organization development & HR

Better workflows, accountability, service delivery, controls, and operating discipline.

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Financial performance

Planning, cash-flow discipline, cost structure, investment readiness, and restructuring.

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Digital & change

Practical systems, automation, adoption, and the management required to make change stick.

Our operating principle

Scope the work to the decision - then stay close enough to make it real.

A useful first conversation

Clarity starts before the engagement does.

Tell us what you are trying to build, change, or bring into Nepal. We will tell you honestly where we can help.

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01 / Startup advisory

Get the foundations right
before they become expensive.

The idea is only one part of the startup. We strengthen the market logic, structure, numbers, early team, brand, and route to launch so the business can stand up to scrutiny.

Startup planning notes and business development tools on a desk

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What we help with

From first question
to fundable company.

Focused support for the decisions and documents that determine whether an early-stage business starts on solid ground.

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Idea validation & feasibility

Pressure-test the market, model, and realistic path before time and capital are committed.

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Business plan & financial model

A decision-ready plan with defensible assumptions, usable by founders, banks, and investors.

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Registration & legal structure

Choose the structure and coordinate incorporation, PAN/VAT, and early filings correctly.

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Fundraising readiness

Pitch materials, cap-table thinking, and preparation for serious investor or lender conversations.

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Brand, marketing & go-to-market

Positioning, brand direction, pricing, channels, campaigns, and a launch plan sized to the resources actually available.

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Team & HR foundations

Define early roles, hiring priorities, policies, responsibilities, and the people systems needed for responsible growth.

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Ongoing founder advisory

A practical sounding board for the strategic, people, market, and operating decisions that arrive after launch.

Startup founders discussing a business plan with an adviser

Who this is for

Founders ready to replace assumption with evidence.

First-time founders, early-stage teams that have outgrown “figuring it out ourselves,” and anyone who wants the company structure, plan, and numbers to hold up under scrutiny.

A useful first conversation

A stronger company begins before incorporation.

Tell us what you are trying to build, change, or bring into Nepal. We will tell you honestly where we can help.

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02 / Strategy & business transformation

Step outside the operation.
See what moves it.

Strategy, people, marketing, and operations cannot improve in isolation. We diagnose the whole business, define the route, and help the organization carry it through.

Business partners shaking hands over a strategic planning table

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What we help with

Find the constraint.
Build the capability.

Growth problems rarely sit in one department. We connect strategic direction with HR, marketing, operations, finance, digital systems, and implementation.

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Strategic advisory & transformation

Clarify direction, diagnose the business, set priorities, and build a realistic transformation roadmap.

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Operations & process

Design structures, roles, policies, recruitment, performance systems, and leadership alignment that make strategy executable.

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Marketing, brand & growth

Turn customer insight into positioning, brand direction, campaigns, sales enablement, and practical market execution.

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Organization & HR

Find where time, money, and effort leak - and improve delivery without destabilizing what already works.

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Financial performance

Strengthen budgeting, cash flow, cost structure, investment readiness, and restructuring decisions.

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Digital transformation

Introduce practical tools, automation, reporting, and systems that improve work and decision quality.

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Change implementation

Translate recommendations into ownership, behavior, milestones, communication, and visible operating change.

Executive reviewing performance and market dashboards

Who this is for

Businesses ready for a sharper outside view.

Established companies at a plateau, preparing for expansion, new leadership, or investment, and teams that need a trusted partner to challenge old assumptions and help carry change through.

A useful first conversation

The right diagnosis changes the whole plan.

Tell us what you are trying to build, change, or bring into Nepal. We will tell you honestly where we can help.

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03 / Nepal market entry

Enter Nepal with one
accountable local partner.

We connect market strategy and localization to approvals, registration, capital, HR, launch marketing, compliance, and the operating setup required to make a Nepal presence real.

Boudhanath Stupa and prayer flags in Kathmandu, Nepal

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What local launch partner means

One route through
every dependency.

Instead of coordinating separate advisers, your team has one local partner keeping the business objective and the process connected.

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Before you commit

Sector-specific feasibility, entry strategy, market localization, and a realistic map of approvals, cost, timing, talent, and commercial dependencies.

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Approval & registration

Coordinate foreign-investment approval, incorporation, constitutional documents, tax registration, and the banking steps needed to bring capital into Nepal formally.

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Becoming operational

Support banking, office setup, company secretarial work, recruitment and HR foundations, work-permit guidance, local partners, and launch marketing.

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Staying compliant

Ongoing regulatory and tax coordination, reporting support, government liaison, and practical help as the local business grows or changes.

Professional looking toward Nepal's Himalayan landscape

Nepal investment brief

Know the current rule before building around it.

Nepal permits foreign investment across many sectors, with ownership caps or restrictions in some activities. The Department of Industry currently states a general minimum foreign-investment threshold of NPR 20 million; eligible ICT investments under the automatic route may be treated differently.

Capital inflow, dividends, profit, and capital repatriation move through formal banking and foreign-exchange processes. The correct path depends on the sector, structure, investment size, and current directives, so every engagement begins with a fresh regulatory check.

Department of Industry ↗ Nepal Rastra Bank ↗

A useful first conversation

A new market needs more than a registration agent.

Tell us what you are trying to build, change, or bring into Nepal. We will tell you honestly where we can help.

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Industries

Sector context matters.
So does process depth.

We work across sectors active in Nepal's economy. Each engagement can connect strategy, people, marketing, finance, operations, and implementation around the realities of that sector.

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Where we work

From digital businesses
to physical infrastructure.

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Technology & software

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Tourism & hospitality

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Manufacturing

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Energy & hydropower

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Agribusiness

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Education

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Healthcare

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Financial services

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Consumer goods

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Infrastructure

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Logistics

Not on the list?

Bring us the sector and the decision. We will tell you what expertise the work requires.

A useful first conversation

Clarity starts before the engagement does.

Tell us what you are trying to build, change, or bring into Nepal. We will tell you honestly where we can help.

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How we work

A consulting process
you can actually see.

Engagements fail when ownership and next steps stay vague. Ours are explicit from the first conversation.

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Stage 01

Discover

A direct conversation about the decision, the current reality, and what is actually getting in the way.

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Stage 02

Assess

Research and diagnostics across strategy, market, people, operations, finance, and regulatory feasibility.

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Stage 03

Plan

An integrated route for strategic priorities, people, marketing, operations, timing, ownership, and dependencies.

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Stage 04

Execute

The systems, campaigns, people work, filings, liaison, and on-the-ground action required to make the plan real.

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Stage 05

Support

Practical advisory as the business launches, changes, complies, and grows into its next decision.

A rule we keep

No generic template wearing your logo.

Every roadmap names the decisions, dependencies, owners, timing, and evidence specific to the work. If reality changes, the plan changes deliberately - not invisibly.

A useful first conversation

Clarity starts before the engagement does.

Tell us what you are trying to build, change, or bring into Nepal. We will tell you honestly where we can help.

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Frequently asked questions

Straight answers
before the first call.

A clear engagement starts with fewer unknowns. These are the questions founders, operators, and international teams ask most often.

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Working with InvoED

What does InvoED Services actually do?

We work across three connected areas: startup advisory, strategy and business transformation, and market-entry support for international companies entering Nepal. Our work can include strategy, HR and organization development, marketing and growth, operations, finance, digital change, registration, and implementation.

Where are you based, and do you work outside Kathmandu Valley?

We are based in Lalitpur and work with clients across Nepal and internationally. Early-stage work can often be handled remotely, with in-person support where government offices, sites, or operating teams matter.

How do you charge?

The model follows the work. Defined projects are usually quoted as a fixed scope; ongoing advisory and compliance support may use a retainer. We agree the scope, deliverables, timing, and fee before an engagement begins.

Do you only work in certain industries?

No. Sector experience helps, but the business, operating, and regulatory processes we manage apply across a wide range of industries. If specialist legal, technical, or tax advice is required, we identify that clearly.

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Startups and growth

Can you help before a company is registered?

Yes. That is often the best time to work together. We can pressure-test the idea, financial model, ownership structure, and route to market before decisions become expensive to reverse.

Do you write business plans for funding?

We build decision-ready plans and financial models based on defensible assumptions. We also help shape pitch materials and prepare founders for conversations with banks, angels, or institutional investors.

Can you help implement a growth strategy?

Yes. InvoED is intentionally built to connect strategy with implementation - operating systems, organization design, HR, financial discipline, marketing execution, and change management.

Can InvoED support HR and marketing, not only business strategy?

Yes. We treat strategy, people, and market execution as connected. Depending on the engagement, we can support organization structure, HR systems, roles and performance, brand and marketing strategy, campaigns, sales enablement, and implementation.

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Entering Nepal

Can a foreign company own 100% of a Nepal business?

Foreign ownership is permitted in many sectors, while some activities are restricted or subject to equity caps and sector-specific rules. The correct answer depends on the proposed activity and structure, so we confirm the current position before a client commits.

How long does market entry take?

Timing varies by sector, investment route, document readiness, and approvals. We begin with a realistic process map and identify the dependencies that can delay registration, capital inflow, banking, hiring, or operations.

Do you remain involved after registration?

Yes. Registration is only one stage. We can support banking, office setup, recruitment and HR foundations, market localization, launch marketing, company secretarial work, compliance, government liaison, and the early operating period.

A useful first conversation

Clarity starts before the engagement does.

Tell us what you are trying to build, change, or bring into Nepal. We will tell you honestly where we can help.

Book a consultation

Contact

Bring us what
you are trying to move.

An idea, a business under pressure, a growth decision, or a plan to enter Nepal. The first conversation is direct and without pressure to continue.

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Tell us enough to make the first conversation useful.

We usually begin by understanding the decision, the current stage, and what has already been tried. If we are not the right fit, we will say so.

Office

Buddha Colony, Mahalaxmi-5
Lalitpur, Bagmati Province, Nepal

Consulting model

In-person in Nepal · Remote internationally